How to manage excess eye blinking? - Dr. Samina F Zamindar

The commonest cause of excessive eye blinking, being dryness in the eyes. Of course we need to manage that. First we need to find out what is the cause of the dryness in the eyes. Once that is found, we need to treat the cause. Simultaneously we need to give tear supplements, lubricant eye drops to the patient to make him or her more comfortable. Latest research has shown that Vitamin D deficiency and Vitamin B12 deficiency can also cause dryness in the eyes and that needs to be investigated and treated. Certain other problems like rheumatoid arthritis which causes problems in the body and the joints can also cause dryness in the eyes. So if the dryness is not getting cured with remedies which already have been given, a detailed blood investigation and checkup has to be done to find out the root cause of the dryness and treat that because unless and until that is not treated, the patient will never be comfortable. The other causes of excessive blinking of the eyes are any eye allergies. Now eye allergies are more common in children, especially in Bangalore in summer season, you see a lot of spring catarrh and you see a lot of allergic conjunctivitis. If such children inadvertently given steroid drops, they can end up having glaucoma and cataract and they can lose their eye sight. That is the reason why an eye allergy should be treated by an ophthalmologist and to start with, very very harmless drops, non-steroidal drops should be given and simple measures like cold compresses and advised not to rub the eyes are very important, because the more you rub, the allergy is going to be more, it sets in a vicious cycle. Latest research has shown that a Vitamin B12 and a Vitamin D deficiency can also cause dryness in the eyes, blood tests, to find out the Vitamin D and Vitamin B12 level, so many times, gives us the clue to the consistent drying of somebody’s eyes. So many times, people inadvertently splash a lot of water in their eyes in order to be comfortable. That is never a good idea. You really don’t need to wash your eyes from inside. God has given a mechanism to clean your eyes with every blink. So even when you want to wash your face, please see that you keep your eyes closed and wash your face.

[veertasingh]

I blink my eyes a lot while studying that I can't see a single word and it's takes a lot of time for reading a whole chapter

[j.r]

I have this it's so annoying and embarrassing

[mohammadasifhasan]

I blink so much that sometimes i don't even know. One of a girl in my friend circle noticed it and she thought that I am blinking to her. And she told me that astrologically i am ruining her day. Don't know how i am ruining her day but i want to stop this bad habit. Also it was never my intention to ruin someone's day

[phantommidnight]

I BLINK LITERALLY SO MUCH AND I CANT STOP

[chyrelanderson]

I’m 11 and I blink a lot when I look ppl in there eyes so I look down

[tarunjaglan]

I have eye blinking problem since my childhood. This is embarrassing.
Dont know what to do

[eddiebrice]

I had excessive blinking in April due to stress from my dad but then it stopped and I was so happy but then by the end of April when I do my driving lesson it suddenly kicked in like some kind of nervous tic or something and now I can't even sleep or dream, help me Dr samina what should I do please tell me 😔😢

[kongsovanmony]

When i keep on blinking so much my mom is yelling at me and about to put my phone away.

[Honest_blogger]

Put some drops of rose water in your eyes two times a day without makeup...blinking will stop after 2_3 days..i m sharing my personal experience.

[im_a_myth_]

Squid Roller when I blink a lot what I do is face towards the fan and hold my eye skin and try not to close it even if tears come out..eventually tears will come and you can wait for 5 mine and then wash ur face...u can do it without facing the fan also

[alialasser]

Thanks a lot Dr Samina.Very important information.

[thiery]

I do all of that and my eyes are still dry.

[oscar]

are my eyes dry because i have a fan constantly in my eyes

[TonyStark-mk-]

My left eye blinks superfast and almost regularly but my Right eye is jus chilling (it blinks rarely)!

[delilas]

I have this problem but it doesn't happen when I'm around with people I'm comfortable with it only happens when I meet new people, or have to read for the class or stand in the front and read a story or something. Coming from a 14yr old girl. Can someone please help, it's so embarassing, it mostly happens to the right eye but sometimes it's on the left too.

[jagadish]

Madam I'm facing this problem from past 13 years, no proper treatment I got yet

[videoswallet]

Plzz help me my right side eye is blinking and I have also dryness in my eyes what should I do for it plzzz help me

[johnbreechvillaverde]

My eyes is not dry and im still always blinking

[mudassarsiddique]

Is it possible to have this eye twich /
( Blephritis) due to dandruf ??

[kishorekumar-wszo]

Hi madam. I am facing eye blinking issues since last 2 months. Earlier when I was child, I used to blink my both eyes for few years. Later when I grown up, it stopped. And now, my left eye keep on blinking. I am feeling embarrassing with this infront of others. Can you please help me how to get rid of this problem. Please share your number / mail id so that I can discuss in detail about this.


Regards
kishore